texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 07-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hartley County. 273 reports, median depth 600 ft.

273Reports
600 ftMedian depth
435 ftWater at
550 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 07-05

Logged in state well grid 07-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Top Soil Brown Sandy Clay 20, Caliche W/Rock Strips 10, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 10, Top Soil 8, Surface Top Soil Brown Sandy Clay W/Sand Strips 7, Surface Top Soil Brown Sandy Clay & Clay 6
25–50 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 22, Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Caliche W/Hard Rock Strips 6, Caliche W/Rock & Sand Strips 4, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 4, Caliche W/Rock & Clay Strips 3
50–100 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 16, Caliche W/Rock Strips 12, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 10, Fine Sand 4, Sand W/Clay Strips 4, Sand W/Minor Clay 4
100–200 ftSand W/Clay Strips 9, Fine To Med Fine Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Brown Clay 4, Brown Sticky Clay 6, Sandy Clay 3, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 5
200–300 ftSand W/Minor Clay Strips 18, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 10, Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Brown Clay 7, Fine Sand 6, Sand 6
300–500 ftFine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 24, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 22, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand 20, Fine To Med Loose Sand 15, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel Strips 17, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Coarse Sand Strips 11
500–1000 ftRed Clay 61, Red Clay & Shale 16, Red Clay W/Hard Shale Strips 23, Red Clay W/Shale 14, Tight Red Clay 11, Red Clay W/Shale Strips 13
1000–5000 ftFine Tight Sand To Red Shale 4, Fine Little Tight To Tight Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Fine Little Tight Sand 3, Red Shale 3, Fine Tight Sand To Hard Gray Sand 2, Tight Red Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 07-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1486406002010–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc296005002012–2014
LT Drilling Company136004002007–2009
L T Drilling Company135867002005–2007
3T Drilling, Inc.11540202012–2026
DB&E Co LTD95582014–2024
ETTER WATER WELL LLC75502017–2020
Les Taylor Drilling Company75827002003–2004
Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc55402013
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.52003
JB Drilling45942023–2024
Peter B Loewen35382015–2021
Burkett Drilling36002009–2016
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc35646002012–2013
D B & E37502003
4-M Drilling2520102019–2025
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC25322022
Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.25451502008–2013
Rita Blanca Well Service1510262013
Hydro Resouces Mid Continet Inc16202013
Hydo-Resources Mid-Continent15616002011
Turn Key Drilling1520182003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well16159.0%637
Irrigation8029.3%583
Domestic155.5%540
Stock93.3%535
Environmental Soil Boring62.2%431
Public Supply20.7%606
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s44580405
2010s146600439
2020s83685460

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 07-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
71045320251,130Test Well
71283320251,125488Irrigation
38627520151,100Test Well
38419220141,100Test Well
38192520141,100Test Well
35568420141,100Test Well
38672220151,090Test Well
56785920211,080Test Well
32872920131,080Test Well
30998320121,080Test Well

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

Drilling a well near grid 07-05?

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This grid falls in Hartley County.

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